[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, You are the source of strength when we trust You, 
the source of courage when we ask for Your help, the source of hope 
when we wonder if we can make a difference, the source of peace in the 
stresses and strains of applying truth to the formation of public 
policy. Bless the Senators as they return from the August recess to a 
heavy and demanding fall schedule of the ongoing challenges and 
opportunities in this 107th Congress. Help them to reaffirm the basic 
absolutes of faithfulness and obedience to You: Remind them that they 
are here by Your permission; rekindle in them a holy passion for social 
righteousness; restore a profound patriotism for this Nation You have 
blessed so magnificently; and refract the eyes of their minds to see 
Your plan for America spelled out in the specifics of the legislation 
to be debated and decided in these next weeks.
  We ask for Your encouraging presence and enabling power for Tom 
Daschle and Trent Lott, Harry Reid and Don Nickles as they exemplify 
greatness in cooperative leadership of the Senate. All of us--Senators, 
officers, and the over 6,000 people who form the Senate family--humble 
ourselves to receive Your inspiration and dedicate our work to serve 
You as the only sovereign of this land.
  We express our profound sympathy to the family of former House of 
Representatives Chaplain, James Ford. Comfort and bless them in this 
time of grief and loss. You are our only Lord and Saviour.
  Amen.

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